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|gender = Male
 
|gender = Male
|height = At least 6'11 (2.10 m)
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|height = Approximately 6'8" (2.02 m).
 
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|voice actor = [[Mike McGillicuty]] (English)<br/>[[Kenji Nomura]] (Japanese)}}
 
|voice actor = [[Mike McGillicuty]] (English)<br/>[[Kenji Nomura]] (Japanese)}}
   
 
{{nihongo|'''Anthony Higgs'''|アンソニー・ヒッグス|Ansonī Higgusu}} is a soldier in the [[Galactic Federation Army]], working as the [[wikipedia:Point man|point man]] of the [[07th Platoon]] led by [[Adam Malkovich]] in ''[[Metroid: Other M]]''. He is an old friend of [[Samus Aran]].
{{cquotetxt|''Fancy seeing you here, [[Samus Aran|Princess]]! Remember me?''|Anthony Higgs|color=gray|size=360%}}
 
 
{{nihongo|'''Anthony Higgs'''|アンソニー・ヒッグス|Ansonī Higgusu}} is a male [[Galactic Federation]] soldier working as the [[wikipedia:Point man|point man]] of the [[Galactic Federation]] [[07th Platoon]] led by [[Adam Malkovich]] in ''[[Metroid: Other M]]''.
 
   
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
[[File:Anthony_and_the_07th_Platoon_HD.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Anthony with other members of the 07th Platoon.]]
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[[File:Anthony and the 07th Platoon HD.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Anthony with other members of the 07th Platoon.]]
Anthony investigates the [[Bottle Ship]] with the platoon. He revealed his face by sliding his faceplate open and asking, "''Remember me?''" and uses the nickname "Princess" when talking to [[Samus Aran]]. He is the only soldier amicable towards Samus when she arrives, going so far to forcibly lower the guns of two of his fellow soldiers.
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Anthony investigated the [[BOTTLE SHIP]] with the platoon. He revealed his face by sliding his faceplate open and asking, "''Remember me?''". He called [[Samus Aran]] "Princess" and was the only soldier who did that. He was also the only soldier amicable toward Samus when she arrived, going so far to forcibly lower the guns of two of his fellow soldiers.
   
Anthony is well armed with a standard GF plasma machine gun, a [[Freeze Gun]] and a [[Plasma Gun]] with supercharged abilities, yet at the cost of extremely slow charging rates (he complained about it once after saving Samus whilst she was pinned down, saying how it took "forever to charge"). Anthony is also physically strong and athletic, able to perform fast rolls and standing backflips in combat situations, even with all his weaponry and armour.
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Anthony was well armed with a standard GF plasma machine gun, a [[Freeze Gun]] and a [[Plasma Gun]] with supercharged abilities, yet at the cost of extremely slow charging rates (He complained about it once after saving Samus while she was pinned down, saying how it took "forever to charge"). Anthony was also physically strong and athletic, able to perform fast rolls and standing backflips in combat situations, even with all of his weaponry and armor.
   
[[File:Anthony_Exam_Center_HD.jpg|thumb|250px|Anthony overlooks the training grounds in the [[Exam Center]].]]
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[[File:Anthony Exam Center HD.jpg|thumb|250px|Anthony overlooks the training grounds in the [[Exam Center]].]]
He was issued to investigate the [[Pyrosphere]], only to have all the troopers regroup in the [[Biosphere]]. Anthony then orders the troopers to scout the [[Exam Center]], but not before reminding Samus the outfield which resembled training grounds.
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He was issued to investigate the [[Pyrosphere]], only to have all of the troopers regroup in the [[Biosphere]]. Anthony then ordered the troopers to scout the [[Exam Center]], but not before reminding Samus about the outfield which resembled training grounds.
   
After a while, he, with the other troopers are attacked by a [[Mystery Creature|lizard-like creature]] and start fighting it. The lizard spots Samus in the Exam Center tower and starts scaling the wall. As Samus heads out, Anthony points to the lizard behind Samus, which then pounces on her and pins her down. The other members are then distracted by other incoming enemies, as the lizard creature assaults Samus, only to be later fended off by the Plasma Gun's shot. Humorously, Samus punches his shoulder. Anthony remarks that he ''"wanted to give [her] some cover earlier"'', but the Plasma Gun's flaw had prevented him from doing so, and will ''"save the next shot for [her]"''.
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After a while, he with the other troopers are attacked by a [[Mystery Creature|lizard-like creature]] and started fighting it. The lizard spoted Samus in the Exam Center tower and started scaling the wall. As Samus headed out, Anthony pointed to the lizard behind Samus which then pounced on her and pinned her down. The other members are then distracted by the other incoming enemies as the lizard assaulted Samus, only to be later fended off by the Plasma Gun's shot. Humorously, Samus punched his shoulder. Anthony remarked that he ''"wanted to give [her] some cover earlier"'', but the Plasma Gun's flaw prevented him from doing so and will ''"save the next shot for [her]"''.
   
When Samus is asked to hunt the lizard-like creature for a second time, she encounters Anthony who is being assaulted by the [[Rhedogian]] and several [[Sova]]s while it grabs him and threatens to drop him above [[lava]]. Samus comes to his aid and the duo fight it off. Afterwards, Anthony informs Samus that he and the rest of the platoon were dispatched to the [[Geothermal Power Plant]] to open up the [[Magma-eruption port]] to power up the place, but when no one showed up at the [[Navigation Booth]], he decided to look around, in which then the Rhedogian jumped him. He also makes some remarks towards Adam, causing Samus to receive another flashback.
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When Samus was asked to hunt the lizard-like creature for a second time, she encountered Anthony who was being assaulted by the [[Rhedogian]] and several [[Sova]]s while it grabbed him and threatened to drop him above the [[lava]]. Samus came to his aid and the duo fought it off. Afterwards, Anthony informed Samus that he and the rest of the platoon are dispatched to the [[Geothermal Power Plant]] to open up the [[Magma-eruption port]] to power up the place, but when no one showed up at the [[Navigation Booth]], he decided to look around in which the Rhedogian jumped him. He also made some remarks toward Adam, causing Samus to receive another flashback.
   
At the Geothermal Power Plant, Samus finds Anthony aiming at her, and thus, retaliates by pointing her [[Arm Cannon]] back at him. She quickly assumes that he has [[Deleter|betrayed]] her, but yells at her to get out of the way, as he was actually aiming for the [[Ridley|lizard creature's next evolution]]. Anthony remarks that the room is too dark and tries to locate the exit, only to be set ablaze. Having no other option, he decides to "tear this place up", but Samus stops him and advises him to let her handle it.
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At the Geothermal Power Plant, Samus found Anthony aiming at her and retaliated by pointing her [[Arm Cannon]] back at him. She quickly assumed that he [[Deleter|betrayed]] her, but yelled at her to get out of the way as he was actually aiming for the lizard creature's next evolution. Anthony remarked that the room was too dark and tried to locate the exit, only to be set ablaze. Having no other option, he decided to "tear this thing up", but Samus advised him to let her handle it.
   
After Samus destroys the Magma-eruption port, the creature is identified as [[Ridley]]. Anthony fires at Ridley who has grabbed Samus and then insults him, (saying that Ridley "doesn't know how to treat a lady", has "no style", and must learn "a lesson about subtlety") and challenges him. Anthony backflips from Ridley's charging claw, but is soon slapped off a ledge by his tail and seemingly falls into the lava and dies. Samus tries to save Anthony, only to get blocked by the beast. Enraged by the loss of her friend, she attempts to destroy Ridley once and for all. After the battle with Ridley, Samus wondered if Anthony was alive, and is regretful of having assumed he had betrayed her, or even failed to protect him at the cost of his own safety.
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After Samus destroyed the magma-eruption port, the creature was identified as a [[Ridley (clone)|reborn]] [[Ridley]]. Anthony fired at Ridley who grabbed Samus and then challenged him. Anthony backflipped from Ridley's charging claw, but was soon slapped off the ledge by his tail and seemingly fell into the lava and died. Samus tried to save Anthony, only to get blocked by the beast. Enraged by the loss of her friend, she attempted to destroy Ridley once and for all. After the battle with Ridley, Samus wondered if Anthony was alive and was regretful about assuming that he betrayed her or even failed to protect him at the cost of his own safety.
   
In the end, Anthony reveals he is the last survivor of 07th platoon, and uses his authority from Adam's orders and the Supreme Chairman's authorization to keep their [[Madeline Bergman|client]] from being taken away by the Galactic Federation. He says that he was the one who hit the emergency brakes on the Bottle Ship (which saved Samus during the encounter with the [[Queen Metroid]]) to [[The Colonel]] as they "might've missed each other".
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In the end, Anthony revealed that he was the last survivor of the 07th Platoon and used his authority from Adam's orders and the Supreme Chairman's authorization to keep their [[Madeline Bergman|client]] from being taken away by the Galactic Federation. He said that he was the one who hit the [[emergency brakes]] on the BOTTLE SHIP (Which saved Samus during the encounter with the [[Queen Metroid]]) to [[The Colonel]] as they "might have missed each other".
   
When Anthony, Samus, and Madeline fly to [[Galactic Federation HQ]], Anthony mentions how "crazy something good can come out from something bad", and then shows him surviving the encounter with Ridley; a flashback shows that he had frozen a [[Magdollite]] directly below him, presumably allowing him to safely land on the frozen creature and escape certain death. He then quickly turns to Madeline, who seemingly woke up from his comment. As he didn't mean to wake her, he stays silent. Samus says he was "trying to be courteous".
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When Anthony, Samus and Madeline flew to [[Galactic Federation HQ]], Anthony mentioned how "crazy that something good could come out from something bad" and then showed him surviving the encounter with Ridley. A flashback showed that he froze a [[Magdollite]] directly below him, presumably allowing him to safely land on the frozen creature and escape from certain death. He then quickly turned to Madeline who seemingly woke up from his comment. As he did not mean to wake her, he stayed silent. Samus said that he was "trying to be courteous".
   
Post-game wise, Anthony gives Samus a "thumbs down" when she supposedly gave a "thumbs up" to the late Adam, jokingly about. Samus states she had compared Anthony and Adam.
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Post-game wise, Anthony gave Samus a "thumbs down" when she supposedly gave a "thumbs up" to the late Adam, jokingly about. Samus stated that she compared Anthony and Adam.
   
 
<gallery type="slideshow" widths="320">
 
<gallery type="slideshow" widths="320">
Anthonylaughgif.gif|Anthony's laugh.
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Anthonylaughgif.gif|Anthony's laugh
Anthonyrollgifsmall.gif|Anthony rolls away from an attacking [[Rhedogian]].
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Anthonyrollgifsmall.gif|Anthony rolls away from an attacking [[Rhedogian]]
Anthonyjumpgif.gif|Anthony backflips to avoid [[Ridley|Ridley's]] clutches.
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Anthonyjumpgif.gif|Anthony backflips to avoid [[Ridley|Ridley's]] clutches
File:Anthonyhiggssurvives.gif|Anthony survives the fall.
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Anthonyhiggssurvives.gif|Anthony survives the fall
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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==Official data==
 
==Official data==
 
===Interview===
 
===Interview===
''"1UP: There was another character who seemed to be a...[[bounty hunter]], maybe? Can you talk about his role?''
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''"1UP: There was another character who seemed to be a...[[Bounty Hunter|bounty hunter]], maybe? Can you talk about his role?''
   
 
''[[Yoshio Sakamoto]]: He's a [[Galactic Federation]] Soldier. He's one of [[Adam]]'s soldiers."''<ref name="1up-interview">
 
''[[Yoshio Sakamoto]]: He's a [[Galactic Federation]] Soldier. He's one of [[Adam]]'s soldiers."''<ref name="1up-interview">
{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?pager.offset=1&cId=3174587&p=44 |title=Metroid Other M Preview for the Wii from 1UP.com |accessdate=2010-01-31 |last=Parish |first=Jeremy |date=June 03, 2009 |year=2009 |month=06 |publisher=1up |pages=44}}</ref>
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{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?pager.offset=1&cId=3174587&p=44 |title=Metroid Other M Preview for the Wii from 1UP.com |accessdate=2010-01-31 |last=Parish |first=Jeremy |date=June 3, 2009 |publisher=1up |pages=44}}</ref>
   
 
===[[Metroid.com]]===
 
===[[Metroid.com]]===
''"Anthony remains a close friend of [[Samus]] since they served together in the [[Federation]]. Ever respectful and protective of those he cares about, Higgs will be an indispensable partner when facing the challenges on the [[Bottle Ship|BOTTLE SHIP]]."''
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''"Anthony remains a close friend of [[Samus]] since they served together in the [[Federation]]. Ever respectful and protective of those he cares about, Higgs will be an indispensable partner when facing the challenges on the [[BOTTLE SHIP]]."''
   
===''[[Metroid: Other M Art Folio]]''===
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===[[Metroid: Other M Art Folio|''Metroid: Other M'' Art Folio]]===
 
====Samus Aran and Anthony Higgs====
 
====Samus Aran and Anthony Higgs====
 
''"I've known Anthony Higgs since my Federation days, and he's always been a close friend. He's also the only person who calls me "Princess," which I put up with grudgingly. Anthony is the point man of the 7th Platoon, and as a breach trooper, he carries a massive plasma gun that trades long charging time for incredible power."''
 
''"I've known Anthony Higgs since my Federation days, and he's always been a close friend. He's also the only person who calls me "Princess," which I put up with grudgingly. Anthony is the point man of the 7th Platoon, and as a breach trooper, he carries a massive plasma gun that trades long charging time for incredible power."''
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===Credentials===
 
===Credentials===
 
''"Anthony Higgs (Point Man):''<br />
 
''"Anthony Higgs (Point Man):''<br />
''<'''Battle Code Number'''><br />''
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''<'''Battle Code Number'''>''<br />
 
''103''<br />
 
''103''<br />
 
''<'''Service Record'''>''<br />
 
''<'''Service Record'''>''<br />
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;After credits
 
;After credits
 
:''"Thought to have been taken down by Ridley, but returned safely."''
 
:''"Thought to have been taken down by Ridley, but returned safely."''
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===''[[Metroid: Other M Premiere Edition]]''===
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''"During her time in the Galactic Federation, Samus made some friends. Closest among them is Anthony Higgs. In their time together as GF soldiers, Anthony took to Samus and even started calling her "Princess" - a term of endearment since she was the only girl in their group. Now Anthony is still in the Galactic Federation, and he still sees Samus as the Princess he has come to love, despite her having become a wildly successful, independent bounty hunter."''
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===''[[Official Nintendo Magazine]]'' issue 59, page 77===
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''"A close friend and former colleague of Samus, Higgs is part of Malkovich's team. Will he, or any of his fellow marines, survive the horror that lurks deep in the space station's bowels? You'll have to grab a copy of'' Other M ''to find out..."''
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*Before his name was confirmed, he became a running joke among fans due to his phrase "Remember me?" in the game's trailer, even though he was apparently a new character. This earned him the nickname MBD, which stands for Mysterious Black Dude.
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*Before his name was confirmed, he became a running joke among fans due to his phrase "Remember me?" in the game's [[Metroid: Other M E3 2009 Trailer|trailer]], even though he was apparently a new character. This earned him the nickname "MBDwhich stood for "Mysterious Black Dude".
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*''[[Metroid: Other M Premiere Edition]]'' states that Anthony's Princess nickname for Samus was because she was the only female in their GF squadron.
*Anthony Higgs shares the same initials with another blue-suited acquaintance of [[Samus Aran]], [[Armstrong Houston]].
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*Anthony Higgs shared the same initials with another blue-suited acquaintance of Samus Aran, [[Armstrong Houston]].
*In the [[Rhedogian]] encounter, the creature will ignore Anthony and go after Samus. In addition, the Rhedogian can't harm Anthony even though it actually hits him.
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*In the [[Rhedogian]] encounter, the creature will ignore Anthony and go after Samus. In addition, the Rhedogian could not harm Anthony even though it actually hit him and caused him to scream.
*After the [[Ridley]] encounter, Anthony is recorded as deceased until the post credits.
 
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*After the encounter with Ridley's clone's final form, Anthony was recorded as deceased in the [[Characters]] menu until the post-credits, due to the false belief that he had died from falling into the [[lava]] below.
*It is implied that Anthony may have some feelings for Samus, as he says that she has a "pretty face". Also, according to artwork, Anthony Higgs is "affectionate to her as if she were a younger sister".<ref name=HiggsGallery>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroid-database.com/mom/artwork/gallery/english/momart03-anthony-higgs.png |title=Gallery Mode - Artwork of Anthony Higgs |work=Nintendo (translated by [[Metroid Database]])|accessdate=2011-12-17}}</ref>
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*It was implied that Anthony may have some feelings for Samus as he said that she had a "pretty face". Also, according to artwork, Anthony Higgs was "affectionate to her as if she was a younger sister".<ref name=HiggsGallery>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroid-database.com/mom/artwork/gallery/english/momart03-anthony-higgs.png |title=Gallery Mode - Artwork of Anthony Higgs |work=Nintendo (translated by [[Metroid Database]])|accessdate=2011-12-17}}</ref>
*Samus can try to "scan" Anthony from his hiding place while destroying the magma-eruption port. However, she is unable to do so completely as Ridley will continually rock the platform.
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*Samus could try to "scan" Anthony from his hiding place while destroying the magma-eruption port. However, she was unable to do so completely as Ridley will continually rock the platform.
*The model of Anthony Higgs without his armor (used in some cutscenes) is physically much larger than his armored version (as seen in both cutscenes and in actual gameplay), at a little over 8 feet tall.
 
*Anthony stands 6' 11" feet tall.
 
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=4>
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<gallery captionalign="center">
File:Unused_Anthony_model.png|Model in the game's data that served as a reference for artwork of Anthony pictured in this gallery, containing 28,388 polygons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tcrf.net/Metroid:_Other_M |title=Metroid: Other M |work=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=2011-12-17}}</ref>
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Unused_Anthony_model.png|Model in the game's data that served as a reference for artwork of Anthony pictured in this gallery, containing 28,388 polygons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tcrf.net/Metroid:_Other_M |title=Metroid: Other M |work=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=2011-12-17}}</ref>
File:Anthony_Higgs_HD.jpg|''[[Metroid: Other M]]''
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Anthony_Higgs_HD.jpg|''[[Metroid: Other M]]''
File:Metroid Other M Federation Soldiers.jpg|''Metroid: Other M''
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Metroid Other M Federation Soldiers.jpg|''Metroid: Other M''
File:Metroid Other M Anthony Higgs.jpg|''Metroid: Other M''
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Metroid Other M Anthony Higgs.jpg|''Metroid: Other M''
File:0733650001276663901.jpg|[[Samus Aran]] and Anthony Higgs.
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0733650001276663901.jpg|[[Samus Aran]] and Anthony Higgs
File:Anthony_near_death.PNG|Anthony gets knocked off by [[Ridley]], falling to his supposed doom.
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Anthony_near_death.PNG|Anthony gets knocked off by Ridley, falling to his supposed doom
File:Anthony without helmet.PNG|Anthony without his helmet.
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Anthony without helmet.PNG|Anthony without his helmet
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YoungAnthony.png|Anthony during Samus' days in the Federation
File:Anthony_Higgs.jpg|Concept art
 
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PortraitAnthony.png|Portrait shown in the [[Characters]] menu
 
Anthony_Higgs.jpg|[[Gallery Mode]]
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Reflist}}
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{{Humans}}
 
 
{{07Platoon}}
 
{{07Platoon}}
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{{Gunship Features}}
 
 
[[ru:Энтони Хиггс]]
 
[[ru:Энтони Хиггс]]
 
[[Category:Characters]]
 
[[Category:Characters]]
 
[[Category:Galactic Federation]]
 
[[Category:Galactic Federation]]
[[Category:Bottle Ship]]
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[[Category:BOTTLE SHIP]]
 
[[Category:Main Sector]]
 
[[Category:Main Sector]]
 
[[Category:Pyrosphere]]
 
[[Category:Pyrosphere]]
 
[[Category:Biosphere]]
 
[[Category:Biosphere]]
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[[Category:Exam Center]]
 
[[Category:Bioweapon Research Center]]
 
[[Category:Bioweapon Research Center]]
 
[[Category:07th Platoon]]
 
[[Category:07th Platoon]]
 
[[Category:Examine Targets]]
 
[[Category:Examine Targets]]
 
[[Category:Federation Marine characters]]
 
[[Category:Federation Marine characters]]
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Revision as of 06:16, 3 June 2019

"Anthony" redirects here. For other uses, see Anthony (Disambiguation).

Anthony Higgs (アンソニー・ヒッグス Ansonī Higgusu?) is a soldier in the Galactic Federation Army, working as the point man of the 07th Platoon led by Adam Malkovich in Metroid: Other M. He is an old friend of Samus Aran.

Description

Anthony and the 07th Platoon HD

Anthony with other members of the 07th Platoon.

Anthony investigated the BOTTLE SHIP with the platoon. He revealed his face by sliding his faceplate open and asking, "Remember me?". He called Samus Aran "Princess" and was the only soldier who did that. He was also the only soldier amicable toward Samus when she arrived, going so far to forcibly lower the guns of two of his fellow soldiers.

Anthony was well armed with a standard GF plasma machine gun, a Freeze Gun and a Plasma Gun with supercharged abilities, yet at the cost of extremely slow charging rates (He complained about it once after saving Samus while she was pinned down, saying how it took "forever to charge"). Anthony was also physically strong and athletic, able to perform fast rolls and standing backflips in combat situations, even with all of his weaponry and armor.

Anthony Exam Center HD

Anthony overlooks the training grounds in the Exam Center.

He was issued to investigate the Pyrosphere, only to have all of the troopers regroup in the Biosphere. Anthony then ordered the troopers to scout the Exam Center, but not before reminding Samus about the outfield which resembled training grounds.

After a while, he with the other troopers are attacked by a lizard-like creature and started fighting it. The lizard spoted Samus in the Exam Center tower and started scaling the wall. As Samus headed out, Anthony pointed to the lizard behind Samus which then pounced on her and pinned her down. The other members are then distracted by the other incoming enemies as the lizard assaulted Samus, only to be later fended off by the Plasma Gun's shot. Humorously, Samus punched his shoulder. Anthony remarked that he "wanted to give [her] some cover earlier", but the Plasma Gun's flaw prevented him from doing so and will "save the next shot for [her]".

When Samus was asked to hunt the lizard-like creature for a second time, she encountered Anthony who was being assaulted by the Rhedogian and several Sovas while it grabbed him and threatened to drop him above the lava. Samus came to his aid and the duo fought it off. Afterwards, Anthony informed Samus that he and the rest of the platoon are dispatched to the Geothermal Power Plant to open up the Magma-eruption port to power up the place, but when no one showed up at the Navigation Booth, he decided to look around in which the Rhedogian jumped him. He also made some remarks toward Adam, causing Samus to receive another flashback.

At the Geothermal Power Plant, Samus found Anthony aiming at her and retaliated by pointing her Arm Cannon back at him. She quickly assumed that he betrayed her, but yelled at her to get out of the way as he was actually aiming for the lizard creature's next evolution. Anthony remarked that the room was too dark and tried to locate the exit, only to be set ablaze. Having no other option, he decided to "tear this thing up", but Samus advised him to let her handle it.

After Samus destroyed the magma-eruption port, the creature was identified as a reborn Ridley. Anthony fired at Ridley who grabbed Samus and then challenged him. Anthony backflipped from Ridley's charging claw, but was soon slapped off the ledge by his tail and seemingly fell into the lava and died. Samus tried to save Anthony, only to get blocked by the beast. Enraged by the loss of her friend, she attempted to destroy Ridley once and for all. After the battle with Ridley, Samus wondered if Anthony was alive and was regretful about assuming that he betrayed her or even failed to protect him at the cost of his own safety.

In the end, Anthony revealed that he was the last survivor of the 07th Platoon and used his authority from Adam's orders and the Supreme Chairman's authorization to keep their client from being taken away by the Galactic Federation. He said that he was the one who hit the emergency brakes on the BOTTLE SHIP (Which saved Samus during the encounter with the Queen Metroid) to The Colonel as they "might have missed each other".

When Anthony, Samus and Madeline flew to Galactic Federation HQ, Anthony mentioned how "crazy that something good could come out from something bad" and then showed him surviving the encounter with Ridley. A flashback showed that he froze a Magdollite directly below him, presumably allowing him to safely land on the frozen creature and escape from certain death. He then quickly turned to Madeline who seemingly woke up from his comment. As he did not mean to wake her, he stayed silent. Samus said that he was "trying to be courteous".

Post-game wise, Anthony gave Samus a "thumbs down" when she supposedly gave a "thumbs up" to the late Adam, jokingly about. Samus stated that she compared Anthony and Adam.

Official data

Interview

"1UP: There was another character who seemed to be a...bounty hunter, maybe? Can you talk about his role?

Yoshio Sakamoto: He's a Galactic Federation Soldier. He's one of Adam's soldiers."[1]

Metroid.com

"Anthony remains a close friend of Samus since they served together in the Federation. Ever respectful and protective of those he cares about, Higgs will be an indispensable partner when facing the challenges on the BOTTLE SHIP."

Metroid: Other M Art Folio

Samus Aran and Anthony Higgs

"I've known Anthony Higgs since my Federation days, and he's always been a close friend. He's also the only person who calls me "Princess," which I put up with grudgingly. Anthony is the point man of the 7th Platoon, and as a breach trooper, he carries a massive plasma gun that trades long charging time for incredible power."

Credentials

"Anthony Higgs (Point Man):
<Battle Code Number>
103
<Service Record>
Galactic Federation Academy,
Training Base #1
Federation Department of Special Affairs, 3rd Division
Galactic Federation, 07th Platoon
ID: 1898-07:57940"

Characters

Beginning
"A colleague of Samus's from her days in the Galactic Federation. Investigating the BOTTLE SHIP under Adam's command."
After Brug Mass
"Currently investigating Sector 3 under Adam's command."
After King Kihunter
"Currently heading toward the Exam Center in Sector 1 under Adam's command."
After first Exam Center cutscene
"Currently investigating the Exam Center under Adam's command."
After Mystery Creature
"Currently investigating the BOTTLE SHIP interior under Adam's command."
After Rhedogian battle #2
"Currently under orders from Adam to head to the Geothermal Power Plant."
After Ridley cutscene
"Overcome by Ridley while trying to rescue Samus."
After credits
"Thought to have been taken down by Ridley, but returned safely."

Metroid: Other M Premiere Edition

"During her time in the Galactic Federation, Samus made some friends. Closest among them is Anthony Higgs. In their time together as GF soldiers, Anthony took to Samus and even started calling her "Princess" - a term of endearment since she was the only girl in their group. Now Anthony is still in the Galactic Federation, and he still sees Samus as the Princess he has come to love, despite her having become a wildly successful, independent bounty hunter."

Official Nintendo Magazine issue 59, page 77

"A close friend and former colleague of Samus, Higgs is part of Malkovich's team. Will he, or any of his fellow marines, survive the horror that lurks deep in the space station's bowels? You'll have to grab a copy of Other M to find out..."

Trivia

  • Before his name was confirmed, he became a running joke among fans due to his phrase "Remember me?" in the game's trailer, even though he was apparently a new character. This earned him the nickname "MBD" which stood for "Mysterious Black Dude".
  • Metroid: Other M Premiere Edition states that Anthony's Princess nickname for Samus was because she was the only female in their GF squadron.
  • Anthony Higgs shared the same initials with another blue-suited acquaintance of Samus Aran, Armstrong Houston.
  • In the Rhedogian encounter, the creature will ignore Anthony and go after Samus. In addition, the Rhedogian could not harm Anthony even though it actually hit him and caused him to scream.
  • After the encounter with Ridley's clone's final form, Anthony was recorded as deceased in the Characters menu until the post-credits, due to the false belief that he had died from falling into the lava below.
  • It was implied that Anthony may have some feelings for Samus as he said that she had a "pretty face". Also, according to artwork, Anthony Higgs was "affectionate to her as if she was a younger sister".[2]
  • Samus could try to "scan" Anthony from his hiding place while destroying the magma-eruption port. However, she was unable to do so completely as Ridley will continually rock the platform.

Gallery

References

  1. ^ Parish, Jeremy (June 3, 2009). Metroid Other M Preview for the Wii from 1UP.com pp. 44. 1up. Retrieved on 2010-01-31.
  2. ^ Gallery Mode - Artwork of Anthony Higgs. Nintendo (translated by Metroid Database). Retrieved on 2011-12-17.
  3. ^ Metroid: Other M. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved on 2011-12-17.